Mason Roberts

Mason Roberts was an American patriot who was a member of the spy ring in Williamsburg, Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Mason Roberts was from Williamsburg, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, Roberts was a supporter of the patriots, and he joined a ring of spies in the town to pass information to General George Washington's army. He used a device with several letters on it that could be each be turned until a word was spelled out, helping in communications. Using this, he was able to help some other spies in finding out that Great Britain was planning an operation on the Chickahominy River.